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ATTENBOROUGH


BACKING THE BID When you’re taking forward major projects it’s always good to get support from high profile figures, and Intelligent Land Investment Group has backing from the very top - none other than Sir David Attenborough. Mark Wilson said: “I wrote to Sir


Clatteringshaws Loch reservoir in Galloway Forest Park damming the Black Water of Dee to feed Glenlee Hydro Power Station


would generate between £60 to £100 million worth of work for the electricity sector.”


Opportunities Until now, a lot of the money used to create onshore and offshore wind projects has gone abroad. However, one major benefit of a pumped storage system is that approximately 70% of the capital cost is construction. Mark said: “As well as opportunities for


project that had a negative impact on the environment.” It’s hoped this


thorough approach will pay off with consent for the Red John project this year. The other two sites will go


forward to planning authorities at the end of 2020 with consent anticipated late in 2021 or in early 2022. “After we get the go-


ahead, each project will take five to six years to build,” said Mark.


external contractors, we believe the three projects will create 1,500 jobs.” Mark believes that the changing face of the energy sector is good news for SELECT Members and others. He explained: “If I was a qualified electrician or engineer, I would be encouraged by the way things are evolving, with a rapidly expanding operational and maintenance (O&M) sector for onshore and offshore wind. “Both Scottish Power and SSE have made renewables their sole focus so there’s a massive opportunity for ongoing O&M. An onshore turbine has a minimum 20-year lifespan and needs regular maintenance.”


enewables their sole focus so a massive opportunity for g O&M. An onshore has a minimum


lifespan and needs maintenance.


What’s more, the Scottish Government supports the renew bles switch, and, according to Mark, many others are in favour of using


are in of


Mark Wilson


’s more, the Sco tish ment supports the ables switch, and, ng to Mark, man


David last year and told him about our plans. He took the time to write back and said that what we were doing was wonderful. He wished us great success and even said he would help us in any way he could!”


pumped storage hydro in the energy mix. He said: “Many storage systems out there require huge subsidies, but these don’t. They fund themselves. “There’s a white paper coming out soon comparing different options and pumped hydro is by far the cheapest form of energy storage at the moment. It will be critical in the country’s journey to net zero and meeting climate challenges over the next couple of decades. “At the moment we


“At the moment we rely on interconnects


on interconnects from Europe to prov Europe to provide a percentage of our energy “That can


systems. I’ve no doubt that these proj that these projects can help give the co


eliminated the right nu of pumped ys


e the country energy securi energy security.” CABLEtalk FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020 27


of our energy needs. “That can be eliminated with the right number of pumped storage


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